Chapter 27
On that day, Li Changxian simply distributed the food so that the victims would not have to watch them cook porridge and distribute food all day long. Now that the victims had food, they could do it themselves.
In the evening, Li Changxian and the others did not make it to the next inn, so they had to stay in a temple.
Outside the temple, the victims walking together had differences. Some victims were willing to go to Lingnan with Li Changxian and others, while others were willing to go to the north or the south.
Li Changxian didn't care how they argued. After dividing the food, as long as they could leave him and stop pestering him, as for the remaining people who were willing to follow him, let them do whatever they wanted.
Some people left quietly in the evening. Although Li Changxian and the others were very kind, they thought it was too risky to go to Lingnan. They seemed embarrassed to have followed Li Changxian and the others for such a long time. They didn't even say hello and took the food that Li Changxian gave them.
Just left.
When Li Changxian woke up the next day, he saw Wang Jingmei and the others standing outside with sad faces. He was wondering, what happened?
"Aren't you ready? Why are you running in front of me?"
Zhao Ling looked at Wang Jingmei and saw that they were silent, so he simply stood up. "Master, many people left yesterday!"
Li Changxian was angry and happy at the same time. He was angry because he didn't say hello to him at all. He had suffered a huge loss by providing them with food for so long. He was happy because he finally got rid of these bastards.
Li Changxian loved and hated these victims. He pitied them for leaving their hometowns and wandering all the way. Although he did not want them to follow him, he also acquiesced in Wang Jingmei and others' charity. As an official, all inns provided free food.
Those who eat consume less food themselves.
But things are different for the victims. They have no food and can only rely on people to give them alms.
After leaving Wuchang Prefecture, Li Changxian and the others were about to go to Lingnan. It was expected by Li Changxian and the others that some victims were unwilling to go. Lingnan was still an uncivilized place. As long as people of this era heard about Lingnan, they would think that the people there
It was barbaric and the place was full of poison and miasma. They were right not to go. Although there were many exorbitant taxes and levies in the Jiangnan area, at worst they would not risk their lives in Lingnan.
"Master, that's not what happened. There are many children outside." Zhao Ling was afraid that Li Changxian wouldn't understand, so he hurriedly explained.
"Child?" Li Changxian wondered, "What's wrong with the child?"
"Master, go out and have a look!" Zhao Ling looked at Li Changxian, but still didn't want to explain, and urged him to go out and have a look.
Li Changxian had no choice but to put on his coat, drag his shoes and go out.
In the open space in front of the temple, there were more than a dozen lonely children standing, and most of them were girls. What made Li Changxian even more puzzled was that there were two babies on the ground waiting to be fed.
"Where are their parents? Tell them to come and take the children away!" Li Changxian couldn't bear the child crying and hurriedly called on the people in front of him to find someone.
At this time, the person in charge of the victims came over and said, "Last night, some people left and left their children behind. I looked for someone to look for them, but I didn't meet them." The old man named Bai Datong said awkwardly,
He also found out in the morning. The group of people who left did so quietly without telling anyone.
"We can take care of the children." Old Man Bai could only say this. They didn't know what to do with so many children. Many of the children were the children of their fellow villagers. They couldn't just watch these children without being taken care of. In fact, they
I don't have the ability to take care of him either.
What he hoped most was that Li Changxian and the others could take them in and give them something to eat so that they could survive.
"Then what's going on with these two babies? Who can take care of the babies?" Li Changxian looked at Old Man Bai, who also lowered his head. He didn't dare to pick up this baby. He had several nursing children at home.
Li Changxian looked at Wang Jingmei and the four of them again. They were all like children. There was no other way, so let them take care of them. Don't be out of kindness. Now they are fine. Two little babies fell from the sky.
"You have to deal with the trouble you caused yourself!" Li Changxian decided the fate of the two babies with one voice.
Ask yourself to take care of it, or Li Hu'er and the others, they are all big men, it's good if they can take care of themselves.
No matter how embarrassed they were, Li Changxian turned around and left.
Suddenly something occurred to him and he turned around again. "Why are you still stopping here? Aren't you about to leave?" Li Changxian was confused that Old Man Bai and the others were still here.
"Sir, we six families of sixty-two people hope you can take them in. We plan to go to Lingnan with you." Old Man Bai was about to kneel down, and Li Changxian quickly supported him.
"Don't you regret it? You also know the situation in Lingnan. I am going to work in Wanling County, the southernmost part of Lingnan Prefecture. It may be more difficult than in Lingnan Prefecture."
Old Man Bai thought about it, hesitated, and then said firmly, "We are willing to go with you!"
Old Man Bai has long seen that Li Changxian is a soft-hearted person. On the way to Lingnan, he will not watch his group suffer and starve.
When we arrived in Wanling County, Li Changxian was the county magistrate, so why didn't he take care of them? Taking refuge early might give the children a future.
Li Changxian saw that Old Man Bai and the others were so determined. After thinking about it, he agreed and called Li Zhu over to arrange them.
The dozen or so carriages hauling grain were out of food, so they were all ordered to take the carriages. Five or six people on one carriage were just right.
After eating, Li Changxian greeted everyone to get on the carriage and continue on their way.
After walking for about ten miles, Abda came over and said that someone was chasing him.
Li Changxian hurriedly got off the carriage and saw forty or fifty people riding horses from behind. Fortunately, the road was narrow. Li Changxian and his carriage were blocked, and the people behind them couldn't get through.
Li Huer and others had already prepared their weapons and were standing in front of the road. Li Changxian also saw that something was not going well and hurriedly whispered to Old Man Bai, "Take your people and children to the hill first and we will deal with it here."
Come back when you're done."
Old man Bai was also scared. At this time, he was afraid of robbers. The robbers not only robbed food and money, but also killed people.
Li Changxian could not leave. He thought that this group of people would not kill officials. In the Jin Dynasty, killing officials on officialdom was a very serious matter, no less than a serious crime of rebellion.
But Li Changxian was also very worried, so he had to quietly call Zhao Ling over and ask the four of them to take care of the two babies and hide behind the carriage.
Seeing Li Changxian and the others getting ready, the horseman also slowly stopped. Then an arrogant boy rushed up. He didn't care about Li Changxian and the others standing on the road, and ran towards Li Changxian and the others without stopping.
Seeing how arrogant this boy was, Li Changxian hinted at Abuda. Abuda opened his hand and shot an arrow into the leg of the galloping horse. The horse suddenly fell to the ground, and the arrogant boy immediately fell off the horse.
Perhaps because he was thrown off the horse and suffered a serious fall, the arrogant boy stood up limping and shouted that he wanted to kill Li Changxian and others' heads, and the people behind him also gathered around.
Li Huer and others were not afraid at all. In front of Li Huer, Zhao Yuan Abuda was on both sides. Li Dazhu was already holding a steel knife and was waiting with Zhao Wu.
Except for Liu Erxiao, who had never seen this scene and was shivering a little, everyone else, including Li Changxian and Li Zhu, knew that something was wrong. They had already opened the bomb box and took out one or two bombs, waiting for Li Changxian's order.
Chapter completed!